I am sitting inside my home in my office at my computer because I refuse to leave my house or even open any blinds or windows for the rest of the day. I may not leave home again either. We have the windows covered in foil to block out the …

Finally, some pictures from our trip. You can see the view from the back deck of the house we stayed in on Hood Canal, some wildlife we saw up close, our bike ride from Blyn to Sequim, sights from our whale watching cruise to San Jaun Island …

That is right, we aren’t home. Well, the boys are home. Aunt Julie and Uncle Andy are with them and they are probably having the time of their lives. But we the parents have flown the coop for a short getaway. This is the first time in 9 years …

We went to the carnival at Isaac’s school last Saturday evening. Isaac did well at the pop-bottle ring toss and won two cans of root beer. Excited with his win, he patiently waited in line again and this time he won a 2-liter bottle of Diet Dr. Thunder (bargain …

Sigh… Saturday was long. Bryan went to help a gentleman from our ward, Brother Garstin, move out of his 3000+ sq ft home and was gone all day. I made the boys do some work around the house and out in the yard before they could go play with friends …

I mentioned earlier that Reece used the potty on his own while half naked last Sunday. Well, he has continued to do well this whole week using the potty as long as he is completely naked from the waist down. He also will only use his favorite IKEA potty. Not …